Jeff. Davis saw its power for evil,

And cribbed this wrinkle from the Devil,

And hence with wild and frenzied tone,

All Dixie screams; “Let us alone!”

Thus “nigger-whippers” steeped in lust

Cry, “Sirs, in us put all your trust;

Nor question what we do or say,

Pursue whatever course we may:

’Tis true—we scourge—the niggers groan—

What matter? are they not our own?